Clamp assembly and method of use
US5618307A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 4, 1995 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 4, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2205/3355
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A deployable clamp for clamping a patient's ascending aorta between the coronary arteries and the brachiocephalic artery. The clamp is detachably mounted to the distal end of an elongated clamp positioner and is manipulated and actuated from the proximal end of the clamp positioner at a location outside of the patient's thoracic cavity. When actuated, the clamp blocks blood flow through the ascending aorta.
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